, 1887-08-11

a number OF local myers are DelDe
worked daily on the race track. Some
Of them ought to make good show
ing.
Tonight ends the engagement ol
the Pyke Opera company. The
troupe should have crowded
house.
The circus will draw largely on
the outside population and there Will
be Tremendous big crowd In town
that day.
The local ball club Is anxious to
hear from some Portland club. The
boys want to face foemen wsrthy of
their SKILL
The town will again be illumin.
sted with pictorial decorations this
week. The circus Is coming, hence
the display.
Mr.. McDougal, who was arrested
Saturday afternoon on charge of
drunk and disorderly, was let off
with fine Of $3.50 and costs.
Ball playing is becoming very
common of late in the streets and
should be stopped as nuisance, for
it is very disagreeable to passers.
Excitement in mining circles con.
tinues. Strikes are reported in ev-
cry direction, and people are desir.
Gus Of getting interests in claims.
A brass paper holder, in the form
OF a harp, was found on the street a
day or two ago and left at this office;
the owner can obtain it by calling.
Ten men were sent out yesterday
into the surrounding country to adj
vertise the coming circus. There will
be great crowd In town to see it.
1t is reported that the ice COM
pany int end to settle up like gentle
men for all the damage caused by
their runaway team last Saturday.
One'part of the new building on
Sprague street, belonging to +. Hass,
has been fitted up for lunch room,
aud will open under the name of the
"AriOn."
A smart business man who knows
what he is talking about, remarked
the other day that once Denver did
not have half the prospect that Spo-
kane has.
1t Is feared that the main pipe of
the, sewer has become stopped up,
and a shaft Is being sunk on River
side avenue in order to investigate
the matter.
The Northern Pacific express mes
sengers stop over at this city now,
instead Of at Helena. They go to
Portland on the switchback by
way of Tacoma.
Messrs. Park & Swank have
taken large number of photographs
i'm the city, and there ou ght to be
good sale of the paper in which they
are to be published.
A two story addition is being built
on to the house on Riverside avenue
owned by Mrs. Hancock. When
finished the addition will be larger
than the original house.
The new school house will be "A
great benefit to the city. There are
q great many children in the place
and the old school house could not
half accommodate them.
ALI the great races are represented
in Spokane except the Malays.
There are are plenty of Mongolians,
Africans, Indians and Europeans,
and all types of each race.
On Sunday carpenters began to
erect the addition to the old school
house. They were interrupted in
their work by the rain but not until
the job was well under way.
Mayor Taylor gave voice to the
sentiment of our people when he
said that Spokane ought to take the
lead OF all the cities of this territory
in fairs as in everything else.
The gravel used by the railroad
company for filling at the Howard
street crossing is so fine that it does
not pack at all, and renders walking
very difficult, both for men and
horses.
The ice company thinks that Nc
Dougal frightened their horses the
other day by his drunken actions,
and so will probably refuse to settle
his bill of damages. A suit may
grow out OF the matter.
Yesterday morning Deputy Sher-
iH Duncan brought six prisoners
from Cheney to the new jail. They
were handcuffed two by two, and |
made no disturbance. In Jail they |
were a rather peaceable looking set. |
Several young fellows, they could |
hardly be called gentlemen, who |
were trying TO see the opera Satur-
day night without paying an en-
trance fee, were detected in their
peeking operations and came to
grief.
Ihe advertising car Of the circus
arrived at the station yesterday.
The streets seemed quite deserted
asst night, so many were at the show.
Gilbert q Sullivan's latest musical
nit,, Ruddygore, at the Pavilion to-
night.
The pavilion contained several
lundred people last night. 1t will
again be crowded this evening.
New York quotations on copper
md lead yesterday, were-Lake con-
per, lO2@1Osc; lead, common, 43@4sc,
Everybody enjoys Gilbert & Sulli.
vans music. Their last work Is
to be produced by the
Pyke Opera company tonight. 4